Accident Piper PA-23-250 N6429Y,
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Date:Friday 1 March 1985
Time:19:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6429Y
MSN: 274385
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Brunswick, GA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Savannah, GA (KSAV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT HIS TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL, BUT JUST BEFORE HE ROTATED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION DURING A POST CRASH EXAM & RETRACTION TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA85LA108
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA85LA108

Location

Revision history:

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